A Tombstone
Illustration★★★★An epitaph on a tombstone in Richmond, Virginia, reads: “Stop my friend, as you go by. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you soon shall be. So, prepare yourself to follow me.” After reading the inscription, a thoughtful schoolboy slipped a crayon from his pocket and added these lines: “To follow you, I’m not content, until I know just where you went.” Where does a man go when he dies?
(Richmond, Virginia)
The point
A Richmond tombstone warns passersby that death comes for all; a schoolboy added: 'To follow you I'm not content until I know where you went'—capturing the question of eternity.
Scripture
Ecclesiastes 12:7Hebrews 9:272 Corinthians 5:1-9
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Reflective
To tell aloud
under a minute · 76 words